Judge Finds Cop Not Guilty of Assault after Refusing to Watch Video of Assault

By Carlos MillerPINAC
July 5, 2013A St. Louis cop is caught on video, slamming his forearm across the face of a handcuffed teenage suspect.Rory Bruce not only gets fired for the incident that took place last year, but ended up charged with assault - something you rarely see happen.However, when Bruce stepped in front of the judge to be tried this week, the judge refused to watch the video that came from a surveillance camera from the back of a police transport vehicle.As a result, Judge Theresa Counts Burke found him not guilty.

"The judge dismissed the evidence based on the fact that no one involved in the incident verified/authenticated the video The teenager pleaded the 5th, the cop pleaded the 5th, and his partner, after being given immunity from prosecution, stated that the events portrayed in the video did not match what he remembered."they intimidated the kid into not "authenticating the video"

I wish I was tough enough to handcuff someone and elbow them in the fucking face. That's pretty badass.

then they wonder why people hate them, they have no shame.
this guy was fired? im really surprised, but just wait until he pops up at another PD

Are you aware that an officer (a rookie/probationer at the time) seen on the Rodney King videotape striking Mr. King multiple times with a baton on 3/3/91 is still employed by the LAPD and is now a Captain on the police department?

He seemed to make some remark that got him elbowed. It doesn't justify it but I'm having trouble giving a shit about what happens to some derelict with his pants around his knees.

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Elbow the next person who says something you don't like. Let's see what happens.

I almost don't don't blame the dirty cops who do what they do. Instead I want to blame people like you who try to create leeway or have apathy for the people who swear to uphold the law and, instead, use their position to violate it.

When a cops gets fired from his own PD and a prosecutor wants to see said cop do time, you know you're dealing with a real asshole.